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-J. LUTTED.V MACHINE POR MAKING CONFEGTIONS.

Patented Aug.' 28, 18%.

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\ SPECIFICATION forming` part of Lettrsxratent No. 284,136, dated August es, 1883.

Application filed .Tune 8,1583, (No modem i My inventionrelates to certain new andy useful improvements in machines for making gum, cream, and grained work, or other simi-` lar candies, all of which will be fully and clearly hereinafter shown by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure lis a side elevation; Fig. 2, a plan or top view. Fig. 3 is an enlarged verticallongitudinal section4 through .the stock-box and a portion of the mechanism for lifting thel valves. AFig. 4 is an end view of `a portion of the molding mechanism and a similar view of one of the mold-boxes. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a portion of the mechanism for moving the2mold-boxes forward after being placed in position. Fig. 6 is a front elevation ofthe same; and Fig. 7 is a sectional elevation of a portion of the mold-box, showing dropout.

The frame a of i the machine is constructed of cast-iron or other suitable material, and is secured together by binding-rods in theusual way. It is yprovided with uprights or vertical side pieces,` a', havings openings a? to reeeive the projecting ends ai of themoldingplate, cross-head, or bed at. The crosshead a* receives a vertical movement up and down `by means of theaugle-arms a5 a, the two being formed in `one piece, which are secured to a shaft, al, and to each side of the machine by boxes b. i

b b are `connecting-rods, one on each side of the machine, jointed to the arms ai by pins b. Their opposite ends are connected by crankl pins b3 to the wheels b4.

1 To the arms a5 are jointed7 by pins b5, the connecting rods or arms b, the upper ends fof which are jointed bya pin, c, tothe moldingl `plate cross-head ai It will now be seen that a revolution `of the wheels b4 will cause the y cross-head to move vertically upanddown.

V Thedmolds c are either connected, in any suitable way, to the mold-plate 03,011 may be made `to form a part of it. The mold-plate c3 is hinged by a joint or hinge, c4, to the erosshead a4, and is held at the opposite side by bolts cf", (shown in Fig. 4.) The bolts pass easily throiighholes in the cross-head, their movement being limited by the heads of the bolts. This arrangement gives the mold-plate and mold-patterns a slight movement on the hinges c4, or as much as the length of the bolt c5 will allow, so that when the cross-head is brought down the moldingpatterns will pass into thev material of which the molds are made-powdered starch, for instance, which isgenerally used-and make the molds. This operation bringsthe mold-plate close up to` the face of the cross-head, and asthe crosshead moves upward one side, c, of the moldin g-plate, moves up a short distance, while the opposite side remains stationary for a short time, thereby drawingthe mold-patterns partly out of that side of the starchebox iirst. The

object in doing this is to allow the air to enter gradually and prevent the molds from being destroyed, which it will be seen would be the case if all were quickly drawn out at once and a partial vacuum formed, as the starch of which the molds are formed is a very light material, andf consequently they are easily spoiled;- The starch or other suitable molding material is put into the shallow boxes d, which are all made of the same dimensions,

.the size being suited to the size of the machine.

d is the starch 'material in the boxes. The

mold-patterns may be cone-shaped, or of any enough to be out of the way. dL is a `connecti The boxesd I ing-rod jointed to the pin d3 and at the oppo` site end to the shaft di. The shaft d5 works in boxes d, in slideways e on each side of the maroo chine, and is provided with pushing-hooks e',

Vand near the center is an arm, e2. The boxes d -are provided with outwardly-projecting pins 'e3 to limit the backward turning move` ment of the hooks.

EL is a shaft rigidly fastened to the frame. Between the boxes d is a rubber, or other spring, d8, which presses against the shaft on one side and against the boxes \on the other 1o side.v (See Fig. 6.) Its object is to create sufficient friction to hold the shaft from turning too easily. It will now be seen that as the wheels b4 turn they will give the shaft d5 a reciprocating movement, and that when near the end of its backward movement, the arm c2 will strike against the stationary shaft e4 and cause the shaft d5 to turn so as to bring the front faces of the pushing-hooks e vertical, or nearly so. The stock-box e5 is made of iron 2o or other suitable material. It is connected to the machine by a frame e, and is capable of being adjusted up or down by means of two hand-wheelsf and screw-rods f, which screw into projecting pieces, f2, on the stock-box, the rods f being secured to the frame of the machine (see Fig. 1,) by shoulders f3, so as to allow it to turn therein and move the stockbox up or down, but to prevent it from moving longitudinally.

In Fig. 2, I have shown V-shaped slideways, and corresponding grooves f4, to keep the stock-boxin line vertically. Within the stockbox is a series of valves, f They maybe made either of rubber, metal, or other suitable material, and are adapted to fit and close the openings in the nozzles f G. (See Fig. 3.) They are fastened to the vertical rods or bars g, and

are all kept in a vertical line by being passed up through the perforated plates g g2. The 4o plate g is secured to the upper part of the stock-box by arms or other equivalent connections g3. Each of the vertical rods-g are provided with a'spiral spring, g", the upper v parts of which press against the under side of the plate g', and the lower portions against a pin, g5, through the rods, the tendency of the springs being to keep the valves ally down and close the openings in the nozzles. The upper plate, g2, (see Figs. l and 3,) is provided with pins g, to which connecting-rods h are jointed onel on each side of the stock-box. The lower ends of the rods or arms h being jointed to levers or arms h, which are secured -to 'the frame c by a pin h2, the opposite end of the levers h rest on or near the periphery of the wheels b4. On the wheels bf'is a cam, k3, one on each wheel, which 1 cams may be made adjustable, if desired, by being screwed onto the wheel, so they may4 be moved outward from theeenter in any well-known way. The upper ends of the rods g are each provided with pins 97 to prevent the plate g2 from being drawn off from them during the operation of the machine.

The operation of my invention will be understood by reference to Figs. 1 and 3. The

lifting the ends of the arms or levers 7L.

boxes d are placed on the table, and as the wheels bAk turn the feeding-hooks earrythem forward first under the printing or molding plate, and as the next box is put in place and 7o pushed forward the preceding box is pushed forward -under the stock-box. It will be seen that when the boxes have reached their farthest point of movement forward and the feeding or pushing hooks e are on their return movement, the boxes will remain stationary while the patterns are being forced down so as to form the molds, and the stock is being deposited in the molds in the box directly under the stock-box. The required amount of stock is dropped into the molds by the cams h3, lifting the arms h', and consequently the arms h and plate g2. This operation lifts the valve-rods and valve f5, (see Figs. 3 and 7,) so that a small amount of stock, h5, shown in Fig. 7, drops out and fills the molds, after which, as the cams pass by, the valves all drop and suddenly cut off the supply or close the openings until the mold-box passesout and another takes its place. c' represents a coil of 9o steam-pipe. (See Fig. 3.) It is secured in any well-known way in place to the machine, so that the stock-box may be adjusted freely up and down within it, or it may be secured in the usual way to the frame e, and is provided with the usual -stop-cock, fi', for admitting steam, its obj ect being to keep the stock warm during the operation of the machine, and a coil of steam-pipe or any other well-known means may be used for that purpose.

If desired, the connecting-rods b d may be removed, and also the wheels b4 and cams '713, in which case the movements of the boxes d, the printing of the molds, and dropping of the stock into them may be all done by hand. In this casethe boxes could be fed in by hand and pushed forward one after the other to the proper point, after which the printing of the molds could be done by the foot on the footstep i3, and the dropping could be done lloly T e object in adjusting the stock-box vertically is that different 4kinds of stock requires to be dropped from different heights, or the same kind of stock under different conditions may require a different adjustment of the starch-box.

vI claim as my invention- 1. In a machine for making confections, vthe frame a,- having the vertical side pieces, a, a vertically-movable plate or bed provided with a pattern-plate, c3, and patterns for forming` the molds in the boxes d, as specified, in combination with a stock-box having a series of valves for opening or shutting off the supply, a cam and connections for operating them, and a suitable feeding mechanism, substantially as described.

2. In a machine for making confections or similar articles, the combination of a crosshead or bed, c4, and a suitable mechanism for giving it a vertical reciprocating movement, substantially as described, with a hinged patroo tern-plate provided with a bolt, c5, for limiting its movement, for the purposes specified.-

3. The combination of the stock-box ar- "ranged in a suitable holding-frame, so as t0 a 5 have amovement up or down, with the screw- X r rods f secured to the frame a, substantially r as speoied, and provided With the handvheelsf, or other equivalent device #for ad` `j usting the box vertically up or down, for ther y Iojpurposes described.

r 4. The stocky-box e5, provided with nozzles f6, valvesf57 and valve-rods secured in vertig cal guideways, in combinati on With the springs gi'or closing the valves" after being released:

`I5` by the cams.

r 5. In a machine for making confections7 the wheels b, connecting-rods di the shaft d5, pro-` vided with the pushing-hooks e, and arranged 2in boxes7 d, having pins, e3, in combination with the arm e, and stationary rod e", for the A purpose of feeding the boxes7 substantially as described.`

6. The frame a, having the vertical side pieces in combinationiwith a cross-head, a,

connectinmrods b6 arms a5 a and foot-ste s 2 i3, for giving a vertical up and down movement, substantially as described.

V7. The combination of the stock-box hav- Ying the valves and their connecting-springs land parts, substantially as specieh' with the 3o jointed levers h and connecting-rods h, for the purpose of operating the valves by hand, as described.

8. In a machine for making confections or similary articles, a stock-box provided With a 35 series of valves and springs for operatingfthem one Way7 connectingfrods hand jointed levers or arms h", in combination with the driving- Wheels provided with cams, for operating them the other Way, substantially as described.

Witnesses:

J. M. CALDWELL, J AMEs SANGsTER.

JAMES LUTTED. y 

